Officials and business leaders welcomed lower tariffs, but India has not yet confirmed that it would stop buying Russian oil, which President Trump said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had agreed to.

For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the focus is now on steering the economy through uncertain times. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, confirmed the reduction in tariffs, though he was mum on Mr Trump’s claim that India had committed to buy more American goods, including $500bn worth of energy and agricultural products.

The relationship between India and Canada has been visibly on the mend since Mr. Modi attended the Group of 7 summit in Alberta at Mr. Carney’s invitation in June 2025, shortly before the shock of the American tariffs.

The US has reduced tariffs on Indian goods from 50% to 18% following an agreement for India to stop buying Russian oil. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SIXTEEN MONTHS ago Narendra Modi looked chastened. Having just lost his majority in a national election, the chest-thumping Indian leader was forced to lean on regional parties. His coalition showed little appetite for difficult reform. Some commentators ...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab on Tuesday mounted a sharp offensive against the BJP-led Central government, alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has entered into a “secret trade deal” with former US President Donald Trump,

The prime ministers of Malaysia and India deny having links with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after their names appeared in a tranche of files released by the US Department of Justice.

Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi of compromising Indian farmers' interests in the India-U.S. trade deal amid political tensions.

Congress MP Kiran Kumar Chamala attacked PM Modi, calling him 'Trump's secretary' over the India-US trade deal. He and Jairam Ramesh questioned India's sovereignty and demanded clarity on concessions made on agricultural imports.